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Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $573,031,316 modification (P00027) to exercise the option on previously awarded contract FA8675-15-C-0022. Contractor will provide Advanced Medium Ran... Poland Plans $21Bn Replacement of Soviet-Legacy IFV Fleet
WARSAW --- The Polish government is planning a sweeping PLN80 billion ($21 billion) overhaul of its existing infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) fleet which will see the Polish Land Forces existing BWP-1 ... Singapore’s Terrex 2 Advances to EMD Phase of Marines’ ACV Program
SINGAPORE --- Following the US Government Accountability Office (GAO)'s decision to deny the protest of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle Phase 1, Increment 1 (ACV 1.1) programme, ST Kinetics, together wi... Lockheed Wins $197M for Aegis Engineering Work
Lockheed Martin, Mission Systems and Training, Moorestown, New Jersey, is being awarded a $197,578,594 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-13-C-5116) for Aegis combat system engineer... US Navy SSBN Launches Three Trident Missiles In Test
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Today, an Ohio class ballistic missile submarine assigned to Submarine Group 10, completed a Follow-on Commander's Evaluation Test (FCET) with the launch of three Trident II D5 mi... F-35As At Luke AFB Drop First Laser-Guided Bombs
LUKE AFB, Arizona --- The F-35A Lightning II program took another step toward initial operational capability yesterday when two aircraft assigned to the 62nd Fighter Squadron successfully employed fou... DCNS Delivers French Navy’s Third FREMM Frigate
The Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) on March 16, 2016 authorized the hand-over of the frigate “Languedoc,” the third multi-mission frigate (FREMM) to be delivered to the Navy. The FREMM pro... Service Secretaries Make Budget Request Case Before House Panel
WASHINGTON --- Service secretaries from the Army, Navy and Air Force discussed their budget requests for fiscal year 2017 before the House Armed Services Committee today, focusing mainly on readiness ... Raytheon to Offer New Long-Range Missile to US Army
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. --- Raytheon Company will offer a new missile design to meet the U.S. Army's Long-Range Precision Fires (LRPF) requirement to replace current army tactical missile system weapons. ... US Army Awards IR Surveillance System Support Contract
WASHINGTON --- Raytheon Co was awarded a $56.7 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for engineering, manufacturing and development of B-Kits for the third generation forward looking infrared progr... Italian Navy’s Latest Submarine Starts Sea Trials
Having successfully completed shore tests and acceptance trials during the construction and outfitting phase, the submarine Romeo Romei started a series of sea trials in the Gulf of La Spezia on March... Are US Navy Carriers the Top US Asymmetric Military Advantage?
There has been a lot of talk lately by senior Pentagon officials that the U.S. military is losing its long-held advantages in high-end warfighting capabilities. If one accepted uncritically statements... US Air Force, Army Still Mismanaging UAV Pilot Workforce: GAO
In April 2014, GAO reported on several issues the Air Force faced in managing its UAS pilots, and while the Air Force has taken some actions since then, it has not fully implemented GAO’s recommendati... MBDA Prepares to Deliver Simbad RC Naval Launcher
MBDA has successfully completed two Mistral firings using a SIMBAD-RC firing post. These trials represent the last technical milestone before delivery to its first customer. They served to validate th... HASC Chairman Pushes Open Architectures As Acquisition Fix
For the second year in a row, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee released a sweeping set of proposals to reform the Defense Department’s acquisition system on Tuesday, saying he believ... Thornberry’s Proposals May Speed, Improve Buying Weapons
Rep. Mac Thornberry’s proposed acquisition reform bill is a bold and innovative attempt to solve two major problems with how the Department of Defense plans for and buys major weapons systems. (Thornb... Marine F-35Bs Train for Refueling with KC-130J
SAN DIEGO --- Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 supported the aerial refueling mission of two F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121... Through 2035, Teal Group Values Space Payloads At $245 Billion
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. --- Coinciding with the Satellite 2016 Conference & Exhibition held at the Gaylord National Convention Center, National Harbor, MD during March 7-10, 2016, Teal Group space analys... US Army Developing More Adaptable, Secure Radar Technology
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. --- Radar detectors signaling speeding motorists of police presence are about to get a run for their money as the Army is developing innovative radar technology that could... New Software “Translates” Modern Weapons for Legacy Aircraft
TUCSON, Ariz. --- Raytheon Company has developed the Envoy software solution to quickly and affordably integrate newer weapons onto legacy aircraft. Integration of non-Universal Armament Interface ... NATO Deploys Extra AWACS to Turkey
MONS, Belgium - NATO Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) has been deployed to one of its Forward Operating Bases (FOB) at Konya, Turkey to enhance the recognised Air and Maritime picture as pa... Cobham, Korea’s RFHIC to Develop New GaN Solid State Radar
Cobham and RFHIC Corporation of Korea have established a strategic partnership to incorporate RFHIC’s Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology into Cobham’s next-generation RF products. Cobham and RFHIC wi... Lithuania Discusses Further Cooperation with NATO Agency
On March 16 Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas underscored Lithuania’s willingness to further develop cooperation with the NATO Support Agency (NSPA) at a meeting with NSPA General Manager Mik... Sikorsky’s Polish Unit Delivers 300th Black Hawk Cabin
MIELEC, Poland --- Employees at PZL Mielec, together with representatives from Polish suppliers, today celebrated the completion and shipment of the 300th Black Hawk helicopter cabin built in Poland. ... NATO Flight Training In Canada Passes 350,000 Flight Hours
OTTAWA, Canada --- CAE today announced that the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program recently surpassed a major milestone - more than 350,000 hours of live flying training since its inception... Finmeccanica Improves Bottom Line, Rebrands As “Leonardo”
-- EBITDA at EUR 1.9 billion, +19% compared to 2014, EBITA at EUR 1,208 million, +23% compared to 2014, and EBIT at EUR 884 million, +48% compared to previous year -- Net Result positive for EUR 52... Rheinmetall Posts EBIT of €287M As Sales Top €5Bn for First Time
Outlook for 2016 • Consolidated sales set to grow to €5.5 billion – with further improvement in operating margin to 6 % • Automotive expects further sales growth and a margin of 8 % • Defence antic... MBDA 2015 Sales Up 20%, Orders Up 25%
For MBDA, 2015 was a year of record orders—€5.2bn—thanks mainly to the Rafale and FREMM contracts signed by Egypt and Qatar. New export orders reached the exceptional level of €3.6bn, substantially ou... Record Number of Israeli Companies to Exhibit at Defexpo India
SIBAT – the International Defense Cooperation Directorate at Israel's Ministry of Defense – will present a record number of Israeli companies in the Israel National Pavilion at the upcoming Defexpo In... | 